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It’s been out there for a while now. What character will Dwayne Johnson be playing? We knew it was going to be in the Shazam realm of the DC Comics cinematic universe, be it Captain Marvel (or Shazam, as he’s now known to avoid copyright issues/confusion with Marvel’s Captain Marvel) or Black Adam. So after weeks of speculation Johnson announced it’s Black Adam.

So which Black Adam will we get? The villainess Black Adam, bent on world domination? Or the anti-hero Black Adam, righting wrongs as perceived by his own moral code? I’m assuming the latter.

Shazam! is being written by Darren Lenke of Jack The Giant Slayer and Turbo fame. It’s taking place outside of the Justice League cinematic universe, even being produced at New Line, not Warner Bros. proper.